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Chapter 11. Cell Communication. Cell-to-Cell Communication. Cell-to-cell communication is absolutely essential for multicellular organisms Biologists have discovered some universal mechanisms of cellular regulation. Viagra (multicolored) is bound to an enzyme (purple) in a signaling pathway.
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Chapter 11 Cell Communication
Cell-to-Cell Communication Cell-to-cell communication is absolutely essential for multicellular organisms • Biologists have discovered some universal mechanisms of cellular regulation Viagra (multicolored) is bound to an enzyme (purple) in a signaling pathway
External signals are converted into responses within the cell
Signal Transduction Pathways • Convert signals on a cell’s surface into cellular responses • Are similar in microbes and mammals, suggesting an early origin
Local and Long-Distance Signaling • Cells in a multicellular organism • Communicate via chemical messengers
Figure 11.3 (b) Cell-cell recognition. Two cells in an animal may communicate by interaction between molecules protruding from their surfaces. • In local signaling, animal cells may communicate via direct contact
Different receptors different cell responses Epinephrine Epinephrine Epinephrine a receptor b receptor b receptor Glycogendeposits Vessel dilates Vessel constricts Glycogen breaks down and glucose is released from cell (a) Intestinal blood vessel (b) Skeletal muscleblood vessel (c) Liver cell Different intracellular proteins different cell responses • The hormone epinephrine • Has multiple effects in mediating the body’s response to short-term stress
Reception: A signal molecule binds to a receptor protein, causing it to change shape
The binding between signal molecule (ligand) and receptor is highly specific • A conformational change in a receptor is often the initial transduction of the signal
Chemical Signaling Mechanisms and Amplification • https://neuroscience5e.sinauer.com/animations07.01.html • http://www.biologyalive.com/life/classes/apbiology/documents/Unit%204/11_Lectures_PPT/media/11_05SignalingOverview_A.swf
Intracellular receptors are cytoplasmic or nuclear proteins • Signal molecules that are small or hydrophobic can readily cross the plasma membrane use these receptors
Action of Steroid Hormones: • http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0072995246/student_view0/chapter12/mechanism_of_steroid_hormone_action.html • http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0072995246/student_view0/chapter12/how_intracellular_receptors_regulate_gene_transcription.html
Receptors in the Plasma Membrane There are three main types of membrane receptors: G-Protein-Linked:(epinephrine, neurotransmitters, pertussis, botulism, cholera) Tyrosine Kinases:(cell growth and reproduction) Ion Channels: (neurotransmitters, Na+, Ca++
Membrane-Bound Receptors That Activate G Proteins: http://novella.mhhe.com/sites/0070070017/student_view0/biology_1/chapter_11/membrane-bound_receptors_that_activate_g_proteins.html http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/9834092339/student_view0/chapter46/membrane-bound_receptors_that_activate_g_proteins.html
Transduction: Cascades of molecular interactions relay signals from receptors to target molecules in the cell • Multistep pathways can amplify a signal and provide more opportunities for coordination and regulation
Signal Transduction Pathways • At each step in a pathway the signal is transduced into a different form, commonly a conformational change in a protein
Protein Phosphorylation and Dephosphorylation • Many signal pathways include phosphorylation cascades • In this process a series of protein kinases add a phosphate to the next one in line, activating it • Phosphatase enzymes then remove the phosphates
Small Molecules and Ions as Second Messengers • Second messengers are small, nonprotein, water-soluble molecules or ions • Cyclic AMP (cAMP) -made from ATP
Secondary Messengers: cAMP • http://novella.mhhe.com/sites/0070070017/student_view0/biology_1/chapter_11/second_messenger__camp.html • G Proteins and Signal Amplification: http://novella.mhhe.com/sites/0070070017/student_view0/biology_1/chapter_45/signal_amplification.html
Calcium ions and Inositol Triphosphate (IP3) • Calcium, when released into the cytosol of a cell, acts as a second messenger in many different pathways
The maintenance of calcium ion concentrations in an animal cell
Other second messengers such as inositol triphosphate (IP3) and diacylglycerol (DAG) can trigger an increase in calcium in the cytosol
Response: Cell signaling leads to regulation of cytoplasmic activities or transcription
Cytoplasmic response to a signal: the stimulation of glycogen breakdown by epinephrine
Nuclear response to a signal: the activation of a specific gene by a growth factor
Fine-Tuning of the Response • Signal pathways with multiple steps can amplify the signal and contribute to the specificity of the response
Signal Amplification • Each protein in a signaling pathway amplifies the signal by activating multiple copies of the next component in the pathway
Signal Amplification: • http://novella.mhhe.com/sites/0070070017/student_view0/biology_1/chapter_45/signal_amplification.html
The Specificity of Cell Signaling • The different combinations of proteins in a cell give the cell great specificity in both the signals it detects and the responses it carries out
Termination of the Signal • Signal response is terminated quickly by the reversal of ligand binding